Electrical and Computer Engineering Masters Theses
Theses from 2009
Zigbee-enabled structural health monitoring using the SmartBrick system, Tyler Harms
Vehicle positioning using image processing, Armadeep Kaur
Localization of nodes in wired and wireless networks, Hindu Kothapalli
Applications of swarm, evolutionary and quantum algorithms in system identification and digital filter design, Bipul Luitel
Depth evaluation of damage to aircraft fuselage skins using microwave and millimeter wave methods, Andrew Dale McClanahan
The development and application of the complete time-domain TRL calibration technique, Hongxia Ning
Numerical modeling and analysis of complex electromagnetic structures, including those containing ferrites, Andrea Orlando
The assessment of winding forces due to inrush current in large transformers with heavily saturated cores, Richard Howard Palmer
Real-time reconfiguration of programmable logic controller communication paths, Curtis Alan Parrott
Inductance modeling and extraction in EMC applications, Clint Matthew Patton
Stressed-eye analysis and jitter separation for high-speed serial links, Nitin Radhakrishnan
Spectral and spatial analysis of false alarms in airborne minefield data, Abhishek Sanaka
Maximum likelihood fusion for detection of lED precursors using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, Pratik Shah
Control aspects of a double-input buckboost power electronic converter, Deepak Somayajula
Functional testing of faults in asynchronous crossbar architecture, Sriram Venkateswaran
Analysis of lesion border segmentation using watershed algorithm, Hanzheng Wang
Theses from 2008
Photopatternable polymeric membranes for optical oxygen sensors, Raghu Ambekar
Optimizing micro-grid operations in the presence of wind generation, Nikhil Kumar Ardeshna
An approach for human swarm interaction, Shishir Bashyal
Automatic detection of atypical pigment network using texture segmentation, Sruthi Chandana Bhavanam
Asynchronous nanowire crossbar architecture for manufacturability, modularity and robustness, Ravi Bonam
Experiment and numerical analysis of system level ESD coupling, Qing Cai
Probabilistic analysis of defect tolerance in asynchronous nano crossbar architecture, Shikha Chaudhary
A Hardware-In-Loop test bed for WIMAX downlink baseband processing using Simulink and field programmable gate arrays, Sarat Kumar Chitneni
Via transition modeling and charge replenishment of the power delivery network in multilayer PCBs, Matteo Cocchini
Block level link path design and multilayer via transition model assembly using S-parameters, Francesco de Paulis
Derivation of new double-input DC-DC converters using the building block methodology, Karteek Gummi
Universal electric and magnetic fields analyzer system, Yong Cheh Ho
Application of STATCOM for improved dynamic performance of wind farms in a power grid, Aditya P. Jayam
Defect-tolerance and testing for configurable nano-crossbars, Mandar V. Joshi
A hybrid sensor network for watershed monitoring, John R. Koch
The development of imaging techniques for analyzing cervical and lumbar vertebrae, Prathyusha Lingambhotla
Development and validation of a microcontroller emissions model, Shaohua Li
Characterization of near field probes and IC transient current prediction and PDN noise estimation, Tun Li
Formation control of car-like mobile robots, Shweta Annapurani Panimadai Ramaswamy
Texture measurement of semitranslucent areas in basal cell carcinoma, Shilpa Pendyala
Adaptive modulation for cognitive radios, Gaurav Sharma
Fabrication of long-period fiber gratings by CO₂ laser irradiation for high temperature applications, Tao Wei
Statistical estimation of crosstalk for cable bundles, Meilin Wu
Theses from 2007
35-45 giga hertz transceiver system for phase and magnitude detection, Aman Aflaki Beni
Modeling and performance estimation for airborne minefield detection system, Saurabh Agarwal
Dynamic modeling and simulations of solid oxide fuel cells for grid-tied applications, Nagasmitha Akkinapragada
Design and implementation of a hardened distributed network endpoint security system for improving the security of internet protocol-based networks, William Dee Atkins
Applications of solar energy to power stand-alone area and street lighting, Joshua David Bollinger
FM-CW radar design and development for on-site refractory wall thickness measurement, Brian Carroll
Performance improvement of adaptive filters for echo cancellation applications, Deepak Challa
Characterization of noise on PDN and electromagnetic shielding, Sandeep K. R. Chandra
Shielding characteristics of a commercial 19-inch rack-based cabinet, Jue Chen
Bio inspired techniques for simultaneous design of multiple optimal power system stabilizers, Tridib Kumar Das
Identification of radial streaming and pseudopods in dermoscopy images, Sayali Prabhakar Deshpande
A real time operating system based test-bed for autonomous vehicle navigation, Pravin Dhake
Nonlinear control of nonholonomic mobile robot formations, Travis Alan Dierks
Novel charger topologies for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, Bojan Djokanovic
Constraint based node localization for ad-hoc wireless networks and a simulation environment for wildfire detection & mapping using wireless sensor networks, Michael Ellebrecht
Application of hybrid ARQ to controller area networks, Krishna Chaitanya Emani
Reliability modeling for the advanced electric power grid, Ayman Z. Faza
Hybrid sensor networks for hydrological monitoring, Thomas V. Freiberger
Energy efficient processor operation and vibration based energy harvesting schemes for wireless sensor nodes, Phani Kumar Gajjala
A simulation environment modeling the use of wireless sensor networks for the detection and mapping of wildfires, Matthew Gann
Microcontroller ESD immunity test and on-chip power distribution network analysis, Lijun Han
Artificial immune system based algorithms for optimization and self-tuning control in power systems, Mani Hunjan
Operation of a brushless DC drive for application in hybrid electric vehicles, James Scott Jenkins
Damping controllers for power system oscillations using a Static Var Compensator, Sandhya R. Jetti
Distribution system operation and planning in the presence of distributed generation technology, Gavin Wesley Jones
Design for test techniques for asynchronous NCL designs and FPGAs, Sindhu Kakarla
The influence of printed circuit board design on TEM cell measurements, Vijay Kasturi
Fast sphere decoder for MIMO systems, Praveen G. Krishnan
A network infrastructure for real-time monitoring of campus energy consumption, Sandeep Kunchum
Generic algorithms and NULL Convention Logic hardware implementation for unsigned and signed quad-rail multiplication, Samarsen Reddy Mallepalli
Adaptive multi-vehicle mission planning for search area coverage, Ryan J. Meuth
Real-time detection of grip length deviation for fastening operations: a Mahalanobis-Taguchi system (MTS) based approach, Deepak Mohan
Susceptibility scanning system as failure analysis tool for system level ESD problems, Giorgi Muchaidze
The investigation of color image analysis techniques for detection of key features in medical images, Vrushali Mundhe
Detection of flash in dermoscopy skin lesion images, Radhika Nagane
Detection of annular granular melanoma in situ, Nishant Nepal
Characterizing superconducting magnetic energy storage systems for grid applications, Dwaraka S. Padimiti
Delay-insensitive ternary logic (DITL), Ravi Sankar Parameswaran Nair
Current measurement in power electronic and motor drive applications - a comprehensive study, Asha Patel
A software defined radio for research into cognitive radio, Jason Michael Pratt
Microfluidic biosensors for intelligent metabolite monitoring, Nitin Radhakrishnan
Printed circuit board (PCB) loss characterization up-to 20 GHz and modeling, analysis and validation, Abhilash Rajagopal
Diversity techniques for signal-strength based indoor location determination, Anil Ramachandran
Device signal detection methods and time frequency analysis, Narayana Ravirala
Vision based leader-follower formation control for mobile robots, Gerard Sequeira
Terahertz data processing for standoff detection of improvised explosive devices, Amit Bipin Shah
Analysis and modeling of crosstalk noise and testability in Domino CMOS logic circuits, Vipin Sharma
A cost effective platform for multiple application mobile robots, Michael Wiley Steffen II
Security analysis of a cyber-physical system, Han Tang
Multi-input dc-dc converters for combined energy storage systems in hybrid electric vehicles, Krishna P. Yalamanchili
Defect avoidance in nano crossbar architecture, Yadunandana Yellambalase
Theses from 2006
Multiple window time-varying spectral analysis, Brad Thomas Ashley
A video compression algorithm for security applications, M. Ryan Bales
Electromechanical power generation and AC/DC distribution for space application, Sushant Barave
Multiscale anomaly detection and image registration algorithms for airborne landmine detection, Jeffrey D. Barnes
New techniques in battery charge equalization, Andrew Baughman
Microwave and millimeter wave imaging using synthetic aperture focusing and holographical techniques, J. T. Case
